WILLIAM BRYAN
BOX 116

PIERCETON, INDIANA

: Feb. 10,1941
Forrest ¢€. Allen
Lawrence, Kansas

DearGoach Allen:

I have your letter of Feb. 4th. Thanks for
the interest you have taken é@ven though you didn't have time
to send me a suggested menu.

You ask how we got along. We won all four of
the tourney games and the finals over Yarsaw by the score of
53-16. I fieel thet we have been receiving too much publicity.
This week the Indianapolis News carried a story that we were |
the best offensive team in the state and within 3710 of
a % of the best on defense. They along with several other parers
closer hone carried pictures anc write ups. We had won 21
consecutive victories. Hast night we lost our 1st game 26-27
to a team that we formerly had beaten, It was the last possible
chance for us to lose honorably before the coming tourney. I thoveht
@ loss would do us good. The game wasn{§t thrown but I refused to
pep the squad up. +s that good pkx psychology? Our fans were so
crazy for an undefeated season they didn't leave bovs rest,

sure hope that you come through with your

conference am@k and other goals that you have set this vear,

I might sené you the menu we used for our tourney
and if you have any suggestions for improvement and have time te
answer i would sure appreciate it. I used your name in my vocations
class the otherday stating that great men become great by doing
little things. Stating that you even took time to write to a
small town coach like me. Our town has only 1,000 population.
Lapel, a town of 1500 got to the state semi-finals here in the
state last year at Indianapolis. 3 :

Ye have a conference game 14th and we win the
conference for the 2nd consecutive year undefeated if we can win
thet one. Ye have a non conference fok@ on Feb. 2&2 anc then
have our 15 team tourney week of 27,28, am “eareh Ist, —

Yours sincerely,
Wm. VY. Bryan
My fellows rather feel that they @on t get enough to eat. I really
have felt that we might be overeating is the reason 1 wrote you.

Ang adcitions or deductions youfsaihgt make on the
enclosed menu's or change of hours would be highly ap»reciated.

WV